Letters to the Editor - Nov. 20, 2012

Tuesday

Nov 20, 2012 at 3:15 AM

To the editor: The Frank E. Booma Post 6 American Legion will be providing its annual Thanksgiving Dinner on Thursday, November 22, 2012. This is free of charge and open to the public. Serving will begin at 11 a.m. Dinners will be delivered to those unable to attend the dinner. They may call the Post at 603-436-7575 beginning on Tuesday, Nov. 20. The Post is located at 96 Islington Street in Portsmouth

Richard “Brooksie “ Brooks

Portsmouth

To the editor: The election is over. Thank God. Now, the Republicans are going back to lick their wounds, and figure out what went wrong. Mitt says he lost because President Obama somehow managed to bribe the electorate, and that it had nothing to do with the fact that 53% of the people didn’t like or trust him. Bill O’Brien says he can’t understand the vitriol that came out. Really? Maybe it had something to do with the way you ran roughshod over the entire political process for the last two years and produced nothing.

As for co-operation in the next Obama administration, you can forget that. The Republicans have already made it clear that it will be marked by witch hunts for political gain, and making sure Obama has nothing to show for it. And our junior senator, Kelly Ayotte, has shown that she will continue to be a political hack, and forget co-operation.

We need to solve the country’s problems, but I don’t see that happening. However you could enact two bills which I would consider very beneficial. Term limits of three terms for everyone in congress. If you can’t get it done in 3 terms, you need to get out. And, no campaigning for president until January of the year of the election. With all of today’s high speed communications and social media, that gives us plenty of time to know all we need to know about you. And the $2.5 billion spent on this election could be put to much better use. I wish I was more optimistic, but I see four more years of gridlock. Such a waste.

James W. Miliner

Rochester

To the editor: This is an open letter of gratitude to a team of volunteers and supporters that advised, drove, called, wrote, hugged, encouraged, pushed, pulled, voted and believed despite all the money, distortions and low blows thrown against us. And this is to thank the Eliot and South Berwick voting majority that not only understood and appreciated the work I did on their behalf in Augusta, no matter their political persuasion, but also wanted me to return to do more for them and the State of Maine.

The especially good news is that we can all look forward to more positive partnerships in the State House in the next two years moving Maine to a better place in every direction, especially for our middle class and those working their way up to it. I am so grateful to be given the opportunity to do more for more.

My priorities are still putting people back to work, enhancing businesses of all sizes, and restoring and creating innovative opportunities throughout Maine and my District. Every community has marketable resources that I want to help convert into a maximized sustainable economy, attract newcomers and simplify resettlement for people and business.

I am excited to be a part of the 126th Maine Legislature and to continue to improve efficiencies in state government, to balance the state budget fairly and compassionately, to enforce the law regarding the portion of education to be paid by the state and to stop the shift of the burden of taxes onto local property owners.

As I return to Augusta, I am proud to say that the needs of the majority of our Mainers will continue to be the only special interests I intend to serve.

Thank you,

State Rep. Bobbi Beavers

Maine 125th and 126th Legislature

To the editor: I want to thank the voters of Senate District 4 for electing me to serve as state senator. People waited in long lines to exercise their right to vote, because New Hampshire is a place where democracy thrives. Thanks to the hard work and good spirits of ward officials, the voting process went well. It was great to see the enthusiasm of supporters of candidates holding signs, and talking with their neighbors across party lines.

The strong victory on Nov. 6 demonstrates the desire for common sense, bipartisan work in the legislature to promote economic growth, education, and community values. Voters confirmed their commitment to frugal, balanced budgets and low taxes, but they are willing to make investments in education, job training, and social services. I will do my best to balance competing ideas and interests by listening to people in the district, consulting with experts, and respecting the opinions of my colleagues in the House and Senate. My initial conversations with Democratic and Republican senators and with Governor-elect Hassan indicate a true commitment to finding common ground.

I especially want to thank the hundreds of people who worked on the campaign by knocking on doors, making phone calls, writing letters, holding signs, and providing financial resources to get the message of common sense and civility to the voters. I will remember well the conversations with Republicans and Undeclared voters as well as with Democrats because the voices of all the people in the district must be represented in Concord. It was a real pleasure to work with a team of candidates running for the House, and I know they will provide excellent representation for their districts. Thanks as well to Phyllis Woods for a substantive and civil debate on the issues, and for her service to Dover and to the state for many years.

It is an honor and a privilege to serve District 4. I will report regularly to the voters, and I welcome your advice and ideas.

David Watters

Senator-elect

Dover

To the editor: In the aftermath of the most recent elections, there will be much discussion of the results, and the reasons for those results. Already we find that the political pundits are ascribing the Democratic party victories to demographics, groups of individuals voting according to ethnicity or gender. They may also impute to democratic victories the logic that these victories occurred due in part to a more liberal set of beliefs. I in my limited view, would attribute the results of this election as being brought about not by demographics or liberal ideals, but rather by the liberal employment of the two most significant enemies of republican government, the donative and the divagation.

Many will say that in this election Republican losses were brought about by the peoples rejection of Republican ideals. I would say to those candidates who were not fortunate, that the people did not reject the party of Mr. Lincoln, they did not reject conservative values, they did not reject the idea of fiscal conservatism. I would say that what the people rejected, was you. After being granted decisive majorities in the New Hampshire House and Senate, based upon your stated platform of resuscitating the economy, you decided instead to pursue your own agendas. You misinterpreted the desire of the people to possess firearms for sporting purposes or to be secure in their homes, with a desire to gallivant through the statehouse strapped to a Kalashnikov. You proposed legislation to repeal all acts of the prior legislative session, because that legislative session was of a Democratic majority, and that therefore they must have been wrong. You displayed no moderation, little if any thought. In effect, you violated the public trust.

To you, the defeated Republicans, there exist the consolation that just as you were rejected in this election, so too the Democrats were rejected in 2010. This should serve as a lesson to you, as a warning to them. Politics as usual, is now to be regarded as politics unusual. May the softening influence of time cleanse away the flaws of our society, and allow us to forget and forgive the impropriety of your actions. All this from a lifelong Republican, and faithful admirer of that great man for so long associated with all its promise.

Michael Hastings

Barrington

To the editor; By accident caught David Walker who resigned from the GAO because his financial warnings were ignored with Ross Perot on C- Span 10/7/12. Both dismissed the Democrats or the Republicans as far as doing anything to help our situation both are controlled by banks and special interests. They said it was the wars since WW-II supported by the Feds money created out of nothing at interest that has bankrupted this country.

Robert Miles of Durham in the Foster’s several weeks ago explained that things aren’t costing more, what the problem is so many FRN’s have been created that they are worthless. Consider a real silver dime pre 1964 can almost pay for a gallon of gas value $3.20 that shows the devaluation of the FRN.

The media has not mentioned a partial audit of the fed was carried out over the past few months as a result of an amendment added to the Frank Dodd bill by Ron Paul and Allen Grayson (D-Fl) led on the senate side by Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) and Bernie Sanders (I- Vt.). This revealed that from Dec 2007 to June 2010 The Fed secretly gave out a staggering $16 trillion to major U.S. banks and corporations as well as large foreign banks in Europe. The top 8 Wall Street banks got 10 Trillion at 0 Interest. All banks were listed with the amounts with Citigroup getting $2.5 trillion. Morgan Stanley & Merrill Lynch about $2 trillion each. The foreign banks and amounts were also listed. This could have paid off the debt.

I called Bernie Sanders office in Washington the staff member gave me his website: Sanders. Senate. Gov and click on audit Fed I did and the info is there. Harry Reid is holding up the Senate bill S. 202 to audit the Fed call our Senators and encourage them to do everything they can to get this done.

Ronald Barnes

Rochester

To the editor: Dover really needs to wake up and now before someone gets hurt. Just today on Chestnut Street near the post office and dentist’s office crosswalk someone walking across and had to literately stop in middle of the road cause someone didn’t see them.

We need to put our street lights brighter where there are crosswalks. Look people also need to wear brighter clothes. Bt seriously, not the first time I’ve seen it and won’t be last. It is very hard to see people in crosswalks downtown at night.